Abstract [en]

To argue at sea with other seafarers is normal and most people have been told that they did not act accordingly to good seamanship. What it means to proceed with good seamanship is difficult to put into words and it could be explained by the lack of a legal definition. Despite this, the one who proceeds without god seamanship risk a prison sentence for up to two years if the act is gross. Good seamanship has therefore been studied from criminal law perspective to clarify what court consider as good seamanship. The purpose was to illustrate and specify the term and the study was conducted using a qualitative legal-judicial method where legal cases, legal texts and propositions were analysed. The result illustrates that good seamanship is what court does not judge as an behaviour of carelessness. The carless behaviour has been determined in some areas.